Master of Arts (Rural Development) (MA(RD)) FROM IGNOU

Master of Arts (Rural Development) (MA(RD)) FROM IGNOU

Minimum Duration: 2 Years
Maximum Duration: 5 Years
Course Fee: Rs. 9,000
Minimum Age: No bar
Maximum Age: No bar

Eligibility:

Graduates from any discipline are eligible.

Medium:  English and Hindi

School of Continuing Education has launched Master's Programme in Rural Development, M.A.(RD) from July, 2005.
The syllabus of M.A. Programme in Rural Development is designed to include such diverse academic contents as are essential in the making of this discipline in the Indian Context. A critical component of this Programme is dissertation based on empirical research in rural areas. The Programme will be useful to personnel working in various Govt.
Departments/agencies, NGOs, Cooperatives, Banks and other institutions engaged in rural transformation. It will also be beneficial for fresh graduates interested in pursuing career in the discipline of rural development.

First Year
CourseCode	Course Name	Credits
MRD-101	Rural Development - Indian Context	6
MRD-102	Rural Development Programmes	6
MRD-103	Rural Development - Planning and Management	6
MRD-004	Research Methods in Rural Development	6
MRDP-001	Dissertation - MRDP-001	12
Second Year
CourseCode	Course Name	Credits
RDD-6	Rural Health Care	6
RDD-7	Communication and Extension in Rural Development	6
MRDE-101	Rural Social Development	6
MRDE-002	Voluntary Action in Rural Development	6
MRDE-003	Land Reforms and Rural Development	6
MRDE-004	Entrepreneurship and Rural Development	6